Colorowdies Host Denver Premier of The Moment and This Way Up

On Feb 7, The Colorowdies Mountain Bike Crew hosted the Denver, Colorado premier of two mountain bike films, ‘The Moment’ and ‘This Way Up.’ The Moment is a feature-length documentary by British Columbia’s Darcy Hennessey Turenne that relives the moment the freeride mountain bike movement was born. ‘This Way Up,’ produced by first time filmmaker Andy McCandlish, tells the story of Scottish bike guide Andy McKenna as he fights a pharma-free battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

The premier was the first official event hosted by the Colorowdies’ outside of our trail work days and group rides. We had a feeling that inviting the community to experience mountain bike culture through these films would be a good idea; our efforts to get the films to Denver paid off. We were beyond stoked to have over 400 people pack the Oriental Theater. The films were a great way to celebrate our love of the mountain bike community and to showcase the talent of the filmmakers. We’d like to think people just love hanging with the Rowdies, but the films made our work easy.

The event was also a fundraiser to benefit our trail building efforts. We’ll use proceeds from our killer raffle to help us purchase trail tools, a trailer and support our group rides and trail work days.

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The support for the raffle was overwhelming, and we are pumped to say we will soon have a Rowdy Trailer packed and ready for trips to our favorite ride destinations. We’ve realized that we need to ‘shape what we shred’ not just at home but in the places that we love to visit, too. Don’t be surprised to see us slinging tools in Crested Butte, Moab, Telluride, and Grand Junction, as well as on our local trails in Jefferson County and Clear Creek County. Additionally, proceeds from the raffle allowed us to support Andy and Stoked on MS with a $1,000 donation. For more information and to support Andy visit https://www.stokedonms.org.uk/

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Our Ambassador Team showed up in full force to organize the evening, greeting show goers, selling raffle tickets, and spreading the stoke. Thank you to The Oriental Theater and Biju’s Little Curry Shop for being gracious hosts. We love the Tennyson neighborhood!

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We had a great time hosting this event, and we promise to bring you more like it. The Colorowdies are here to spread the stoke for Colorado mountain biking, both on the bike and in the community. We believe in supporting causes that are important to us and enjoying the fun we get to have along the way. We are honored to be part of such a thriving and generous mountain bike community.

A huge Rowdy thank you to everyone who attended and the great sponsors and supporters who help us blow up this event!

Rocky Mountain Bicycles
Shimano
Dakine
Smith Optics
Oskar Blues Brewery
Ergon Bike
Honey Stinger

Troy Lee Designs
Backcountry Lifeline
Industry Nine
Golden Bike Shop
Pactimo
Fit 36
EVO Denver

Miles Racing US
Pedal Pushers Cyclery
C3 Bike Shop
Onus IV
Denver Sports Recovery
Guerilla Gravity
Base Camp Cyclery

See you on the trail!

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More info on Stoked on MS

Andy is raising awareness and donations on behalf of two inspiring global charities who have helped him and many others around the world gain control of this incurable neurological disease: Overcoming MS (OMS) and Swank Foundation.

An acclaimed film This Way Up tells the story of professional mountain bike guide Andy McKenna’s 10 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis and his ongoing quest for a holistic path to health. Through film screenings and Andy’s ‘Stoked on MS’ charity fundraising campaign, Andy hopes to share what he’s learned.

Nobody is born with MS. Andy and a growing community believe there is an alternative way of managing the disabling effects of MS, and that more people deserve to know about it! It is not a pill or an injection – it’s a set of lifestyle changes which emphasise healing the body and managing MS through diet, rest and exercise.

Please help Andy to share his story and raise money for his charitable causes. To find out more, visit Andy’s website: https://www.stokedonms.org.uk/

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